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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and preoperative data

From: Natural outcome of hemoglobin and functional recovery after the direct anterior versus the posterolateral approach for total hip arthroplasty: a randomized study

Variable (mean ± SD)

DAA

PLA

P value

Age, years

61.4 ± 12.8

62.4 ± 8.3

0.564

Males/females

27/38

28/37

0.859

BMI, kg/m2

24.7 ± 1.9

25.1 ± 1.8

0.180

Hb, g/L

131.7 ± 9.9

133.4 ± 6.3

0.228

HHS

45.8 ± 4.0

46.8 ± 6.5

0.272

VAS

5.9 ± 1.3

6.2 ± 1.1

0.085